Amiga battery - replace or remove

Amigar · 18 March 2019, 20:06

I need advice. I have Amiga 2000 and Amiga 500. Both computer have a battery (A500 in trapdoor memory expansion). I thinking about cutoff battery to prevent some serious damage on motherboard. Now battery looks good and works but i do not care about time and date.
My question is did i can simply cutoff or desolder battery and use my amiga without it, or i need to replace with new one? If i understand good, battery is only used for saving time and date and nothing more?

ajk · 18 March 2019, 20:10

Yes, it's just for keeping time and safest to remove before any leakage occurs. You can put in a lithium coin cell instead (or a NiMH cell mounted in a film canister far away from the motherboard) if you wish.

lesta_smsc · 18 March 2019, 20:14

Cut off battery. I did that before it leaked. You can then easily remove the residual pins if you want with soldering iron and tweezers.

Amigar · 18 March 2019, 21:16

Thanks, i like idea for put battery in film canister, i think i will do it for my Amiga 2000, and for A500 i will just cutoff battery

Jope · 19 March 2019, 08:19

I use super caps in many of my machines. Works nice and keeps the charge for weeks.

18 March 2019, 20:06	#1
Amigar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Novi Sad / Serbia Posts: 14	Amiga battery - replace or remove I need advice. I have Amiga 2000 and Amiga 500. Both computer have a battery (A500 in trapdoor memory expansion). I thinking about cutoff battery to prevent some serious damage on motherboard. Now battery looks good and works but i do not care about time and date. My question is did i can simply cutoff or desolder battery and use my amiga without it, or i need to replace with new one? If i understand good, battery is only used for saving time and date and nothing more?

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18 March 2019, 20:10	#2
ajk Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,341	Yes, it's just for keeping time and safest to remove before any leakage occurs. You can put in a lithium coin cell instead (or a NiMH cell mounted in a film canister far away from the motherboard) if you wish.

18 March 2019, 20:14	#3
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Cut off battery. I did that before it leaked. You can then easily remove the residual pins if you want with soldering iron and tweezers.

18 March 2019, 21:16	#4
Amigar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Novi Sad / Serbia Posts: 14	Thanks, i like idea for put battery in film canister, i think i will do it for my Amiga 2000, and for A500 i will just cutoff battery

19 March 2019, 08:19	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I use super caps in many of my machines. Works nice and keeps the charge for weeks.

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